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[–] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

All these people who are vehemently "adopt, don't shop" never like to have it pointed out that they are adopting puppy mill dogs who need to be rescued. Those dogs do need to be rescued, but we should support good breeding practices at the same time. Responsible breeders should not be lumped in with the puppy mill trash. They should be what we aspire the future of dog breeding (and buying/adopting) to be.

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    This argument pretends that you can’t support shutting down the mills while adopting. It also ignores the stray population and revoking of adult dogs, which is the biggest burden on shelters.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago*

    No. My argument is exactly that you should support adopting dogs while better enforcing laws against puppy mills.

    Those edge cases that you mentioned are the ones that shelters should be there for (those revoked adult dogs usually didn't come from proper breeders).

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